Antique Chintz with Flowers and Exotic Bird: Early 20th Century Europe silk chiffon This is an extraordinarily rare

This is an extraordinarily rare textile

Probably Anglo Indian we think this was embroidered in India for the European market in the mid to late 19th century

In lovely crisp colouring

Across chest: 41cm

Intricately hand worked in silks with delicate gold thread embroidery this panel has a central monograms with decorative floral motifs on a pale cream silk satin ground

Antique Chintz with Flowers and Exotic Bird: Early 20th Century Europe silk chiffon This is an extraordinarily rareItem Details. A lovely cotton chintz panel dating from the 1910 20. Designed and printed in France it has a wonderful print with big blousy roses in pinks with foliage in shades of teal which works beautifully against the charcoal coloured ground. There also is a stylised bird which looks like a chicken but with peacock feathers! This textile is suitable for study, archive, inspiration, or could be stretched and mounted and hung on a wall.